Staff Reporters

Sale of Aspen's 50% interest in Aspen Financial Resources Ltd was completed on 18 February 2005

This week’s Professional Services Player is Clayton Utz, ranked in the WA Business News Book of Lists as WA’s seventh largest law firm.

PERTH-based junior gold miner Dragon Mining has announced their resource base in Finland is approaching 1 million ounces.

Minerals Council of Australia chief executive officer Mitchell Hooke to speak at Cultural Heritage and Native Title 2005, April 19 to 21 at the Duxton Hotel.

Roger Stuart Clarke ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Portfolio Partners Ltd increased its relevant interest from 26,276,266 ordinary shares (9.62%) to 34,474,017 ordinary shares (10.77%)

JP Morgan Chase & Co increased its relevant interest from 10,148,392 ordinary shares (5.15%) to 12,180,366 ordinary shares (6.18%)

IWL Broking Solutions Ltd is to make an Offer to acquire 100% of JDV Ltd's outstanding ordinary securities via an of market takeover bid

Agreement has been reached to settle outstanding litigation with a vendor and former director of EMAX.

General Meeting will be held at the Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth, Western Australia 6005, at 9.30am on Monday, 21 March 2005

The Roberts family has put up $50 million to indemnify Multiplex from any loss that emerges on the company’s Wembley stadium project. The family owns 26 per cent of Multiplex.

Proposed code: AIIIssue price: $0.25Principal activities: Base metal explorer.

IWL Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 17,959,668 ordinary shares (19.99 %)

Credit Suisse First Boston Holdings increased its relevant interest from 14,699,905 ordinary shares (8.36%) to 16,794,016 ordinary shares (9.55%)

Paradice Cooper Investors Pty Ltd decreased its relevant interest from 1,280,231 ordinary shares (6.55%) to 1,058,561 ordinary shares (5.35%)

Advise that the escrow period for 825,000 ordinary shares will expire on 25 February 2005.

Has acquired Saramaki and Vuonos copper deposits in Finland.

A placement of 5,486,395 fully paid ordinary shares has been arranged by D J Carmichael Pty Ltd to raise $274,320.

A PRODUCTIVITY Commission staff working paper has found that Australia’s labour hire workforce has grown five-fold in the 12 years to 2002, with the changing industrial relations

SCHAFFER Corporation has reported a first half net profit of $6.7 million to December 31, down 34 per cent on the same period last year.

The Western Australian Youth Music Association, founded in 1974, aims to offer quality musical experiences through unique performance and educational opportunities and to create a

Michelago managing director Peter Secker, Minotaur Resources managing director Derek Carter, Adelaide Resources executive chairman Keith Yates, Pan Australian Resources managing d

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

UBS Nominees P.L. increased its relevant interest from ordinary 25,150,000 shares (9.931%) to 57,781,242 ordinary shares (11.17%)

Closing date of prospectus extended to 1  March 2005.

THE Australian Hotels’ Association WA has added two staff to its personnel.